# Greek vs gries

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Greek
*noun · IPA [ɡɹiːk] · frequency rank #42,543*
Grieche, Griechin

### gries
*adjective · IPA [ɡʁiːs] · frequency rank #47,460*
grau, grauhaarig oder trübe beim Wetter

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/greek-vs-gries